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I recently found myself in a depressive episode that I couldn't snap myself out of. I felt drained and didn't feel up to “faking it 'til I make it” like some do when going through episodes (which is perfectly fine if it works for you). Instead, I went completely off grid – I deactivated all of my social media accounts and even my phone. I needed the solitude to understand what pained me and how best to heal myself. Once again, I found relief in poetry – notably in the pages of Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. Read some excerpts after the jump and hopefully, help motivate your own healing process:

Jacqueline Secor, a former of member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began her Diversity of Nature series while battling Body Dysmorphia Disorder. Seeking to remove herself from the church and its narrow definition of perfection and womanhood, Jacqueline turned her personal project into a political endeavor: “Painting vulvae, focusing on details of women’s bodies, even the parts that are ‘supposed’ to be hidden, does sometimes feel like a small act of resistance ― a way of saying that women don’t need to hide, that we deserve a place, not just in the art world, but in every sector.”